Lansdowne
17 Marshall Road, Natchez, Mississippi
Completed in 1853, for George Matthews Marshall (1830-1899) and his wife Charlotte Hunt (1831-1910). Mrs Marshall was a younger daughter of "King David" Hunt who made a fortune in cotton and was one of twelve millionaires in the Natchez region at time when there were only 35 millionaires in the United States. David Hunt was a great friend of the English statesman, Henry Fitzmaurice-Petty, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne, and it was for him that the Marshalls named their new home....
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The Marquess' townhouse in London, Lansdowne House was where John Jay drafted the Treaty of Paris that concluded the American Revolution. The Marshall plantation contained 727-acres of cotton fields and they kept 22-slaves. The house itself is noted for its high ceilings and 65-foot long hall. Located 3-miles north of Natchez, the house and 120-acres remain in the Marshall family today, currently operated as an upmarket B&B.
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Contributed by Mark Meredith on 14/07/2020 and last updated on 14/07/2020.
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